Requirements
============

The server scripts are written in PHP and require a web server with either
MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server or Firebird as a database.

The system is being tested with Apache and IIS servers. Other web servers
may also work, but are not officially supported. Please let us know.

WebIssues supports both PHP4 and PHP5.

Additional requirements depending on the database used:

    MySQL

        Either the mysql or mysqli PHP extension is required.

        MySQL version 4.1 is recommended for correctly storing Unicode
        characters, but older versions are also supported.

    PostgreSQL

        The pgsql PHP extension is required.

    SQL Server

        Only supported on Windows; PHP5 is required.

    Firebird

        The interbase PHP extension is required.

The mbstring PHP extension is recommended, but not required.


Installation
============

See the documentation included in the doc/ subdirectory of this package
for detailed instructions about installing and upgrading the server.
